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My First Peyote

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Aegle

Aegle

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I just received my first peyote, wow what an incredible experience. I already feel I have a really strong connection with my peyote, I have also done my best to give him the best home I can. I hope to collect all the seeds so that I may propagate as many peyotes as possible. As I feel it is of the utmost importance to cultivate and preserve this precious plant species. I am still over come with joy and pure excitement and really felt I had to share it with you guys...

Lophophora Williamsii 7 years old
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Much Peace and Happiness
 
I want one badly, but I live in the U.S. and I'm wondering if even trying to get seeds would be a risky proposition. Maybe one day I'll get lucky and meet someone who will give me some or something. For now, my San Pedro will have to do. I'm enjoying watching them grow, but I'm still learning.
I like your landscaping.
 
^^ loph seeds are avail via trade w/in the community....

Aegle,
nice looking pete!
you have the pot all decked out, but i'd recomend a smaller pot, about 2x the size of the button
this will help prevent overwatering(the leading cause of loph death in captivity :) )
 
Realmsundiscovered

Why thank you for your kind words, i wouldnt say peyotes are difficult to grow they just need love and respect and if you plant him in an appropriate soil mix... while being carefull not to over water him as peyotes are prone to root rot and he gets enough light the little guy should flourish.

Check out this link for more information: Grandfather peyote


Much Peace and Respect
 
Mister_Niles

Thank you ever so much, I tried my best to incorporate all my most dear and precious stones and items. I'm sorry to hear that you have difficulty obtaining a peyote because of where you live, I hope that one finds its way to you in the not so distant future... *Holding thumbs*


Much Peace and Kindness
 
Dg

I am honoured that you think so... Thank you for the advice it is greatly appreciated. :oops:


Much Peace and Compassion
 
^ nice garden there peyo
regarding the age of the op's plant, it could even be older if its growing conditions weren't perfect over the years.
 
Do peyote cacti naturally get lumpy like those on the right of that last pic? Is that what's meant when literature refers to the individual 'peyote buttons'?
 
dg: the peyote in question is a nice, well pampered grown specimen, only having reached reproductive maturity recently.

note the tufts of fuzz

Yerba: the ones on the right always get peoples attention because of the sheer number of buttons, each has well over 200 (there are buttons growing UNDER those buttons)

it is a particular variant called caespitosa that is known for continuously sprouting new buttons, these are the result of continuous buttoning ... i am waiting for the larger pups to reach reproductive maturity...NOW THAT WILL BE COOL...3-4 flowers from 3-4 different buttons!
 
My peyote is about 7 years old, he has been through a lot and before he reached me he wasn't in the best growing conditions. He also was transported all the way from Amsterdam so he has travelled a significant distance to reach me. Wow, thank you for posting those amazing photographs guys... 😁


Much Peace and Sunshine
 
Aegle... looks like use sand. Not the greatest in my opinion. They love growing in soil that drains super fast. Mostly Perlite, and similar materials. With sand you need to ventilate somehow or else the mold will eat you yote eventually. It happened to a friend that 'had' a large collection. He was not happy :(

Peyote coyote, looks like you are running cfl's in your setup. What is your rule you apply? 2 bulbs per square foot? How many watts, if you don't mind me asking.
 
Oetzi13

Thank you so very much for your advice its greatly appreciated, though all the peyote's are in a very course river sand mixture which seems to work really well. I'm so sorry to hear about your friends peyote's it couldn't of been easy, I cant imagine loosing a peyote I would be absolutely heartbroken.

Here is a picture of the other large peyote which has been in the same river sand mixture for about 10 years with no problems or issues. All my other cacti are in a very dark red sand mixture which they also seem to thrive in...

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Much Peace and Compassion
 
love the rocks minerals and crystals too :)
thanks for sharing


I'm also not into sand- i find it is very heavy to move around- and can pack tighter over time than substitutes like perlite
but it seems to be working for you
 
Aegle, it definitely works for you, those are beautiful specimen..you did good! The 'anti-sand speech' was just in case you ever run into problems in the future.
My friend's looked like yours too until somehow the humidity in the room got up higher.. Sand can be a breeding ground for bacteria if its stale. Most people think cactus needs sand. So did my friend. Same with Pedros...
If they ever turn funky use a lil fungicide like 'Actinovate', works wonders..
 
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